Oilers’ Best Draft Day Trades in Franchise History Brian Swane | June 24, 2022 The Edmonton Oilers currently have four picks in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, but there’s a good chance that will change over the course of Friday and Saturday. Related: 2022 NHL…
Edmonton Oilers’ Forgotten Greats: Craig Simpson Brian Swane | June 13, 2022 An entire generation knows Craig Simpson only as a television analyst. And there are probably quite a few older fans that don’t remember him for anything else but being in…
Oilers’ Kane Putting Together an All-Time Great Postseason Brian Swane | May 26, 2022 Connor McDavid is ascending to a new level of greatness during the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, recording six goals and 19 assists thus far, as he has led the Edmonton…
Oilers History: The Day Edmonton Saved the Franchise Brian Swane | May 23, 2022 Not too long ago, things weren’t the greatest in Oil Country. There was, of course, “The Decade of Darkness” when the Edmonton Oilers went 10 straight years without an NHL…
Oilers’ Connor McDavid Hits a New Level of Greatness in 2022 Playoffs Dale Bochon | May 22, 2022 When you think of the superlatives that have described Edmonton Oilers’ captain Connor McDavid over the years, you think of explosive, dynamic, creative, and fast. In this playoff spring of…
Oilers & Flames’ Top 3 Memorable Playoff Games Brian Swane | May 20, 2022 After 31 years, the Battle of Alberta returned to the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday (May 18) with an absolutely wild game at the Scotiabank Saddledome between the Edmonton Oilers…
Oilers’ Goaltending Rounding Into Form Before Playoffs Dale Bochon | April 17, 2022 The 2021-22 NHL season has had its share of twists and turns unlike any other season in recent memory for the Edmonton Oilers, and it seems the Oilers’ goaltending situation…
Kevin Lowe’s Jersey Retirement Gives Oilers Fans a Shot at Atonement Brian Swane | April 15, 2022 During a jersey retirement ceremony prior to the Edmonton Oilers game against the New York Rangers at Rogers Place on Nov. 5, 2021, Kevin Lowe’s No. 4 finally took its…
Oilers’ Smith Set to Become Third 40-Year-Old Player in Franchise History Brian Swane | March 20, 2022 Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith turns 40 on Tuesday, March 22, just one day after the NHL trade deadline passes. Barring the highly unlikely event of the veteran netminder being…
5 Times Oilers Changed Coaches During the Season Brian Swane | March 3, 2022 *This was originally published in Jan. 2022 With the Edmonton Oilers having won just twice in their last 13 games, there’s a growing chorus of voices in Oil Country calling…
Oilers Signing of Kane Could Be Biggest Midseason Move In Team History Brian Swane | January 30, 2022 On Thursday (Jan. 27) the Edmonton Oilers signed Evander Kane to a one-year contract that reportedly comes with a $750,000 salary and $625,000 in bonuses. Kane had recently become a…
Pat Quinn: Success Through Leadership Greg Boysen | January 29, 2022 “Pat led. He spoke directly and honestly with you. It’s hard to quite describe something like ‘presence.’ Physically, he was a big man, an immaculate dresser, and always, when he’d…